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ABUNDANCE: Chinese Lunar New Year + Albert Andrada Show at Sofitel Manila

Thursday, January 19, 2017

We
can't forget our Filipino-Chinese brothers and sisters. They go the
mile and go back to the country expecting the best food to be served as
they celebrate the Year of the Rooster. Well, you don't have to cook
anymore when in Spiral. You just have to spend time and enjoy your time
with family. Spiral is going all out with their Chinese food offerings
plus a full blown fashion show. Here's some of the dishes you'll enjoy
if you celebrate Year of the Rooster with them.

This spread is fit for a Chinese Emperor, all pointing to ABUNDANCE for this year!

Chicken that's Baked in a bed full of salt, it keeps the moisture in and makes the meat so juicy.

Crabs that are huge, cooked in Chili and Pepper sauce. You know this is good.

Abalone lightly cooked and drenched perhaps in XO sauce. Fit for a king!

They also have Sea Cucumber, fresh and chewy in chili sauce.

Like
treasures, this is a harvest of Roasted Pig, scrumptious Shrimp, Roast
Duck, Scallops, Sea Cucumber, Abalone and Broccoli. Can't go wrong with
any of that!

This
is perhaps... 5 Cups Chicken. Savory and worth all the small calories.
This heals too. Now imagine it with hot white rice. See what I mean?

Yusheng
is the Chinese way of doing the Prosperity Toss! Take your chopsticks
and begin tossing the noodles for long life, the veggies for prosperity
and happiness all throughout the year. Who doesn't want that right?

That
afternoon was the time they were claiming the Chinese also invented the
hamburger, case in point this Chinese Hamburger. I think this is the
same concept as the Cua Pao right?

Seafood, Cashew Nuts, set in a nest of noodles. Drizzled with a soy based sauce, amazing!

A
must for every occasion, they also have these Coy rice cake or what we
fondly locally call Tikoy. Reason being, it signifies families sticking
together.

For the piece de resistance, it's pig trotters. The pata
as we call it here, is simmered for hours in Anis seeds, and tons of
spices. That and mushrooms, chopped carrots, bok choi, which will all be
good to your skin.

The
designer that dressed Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach Albert Andrada
will be putting on an exclusive show with hand picked pieces from his
new collection. We had Miss Earth here as his muse and it was super
nice, very detailed and unbelievable. They will be using SPIRAL's
grounds as venue for this show so imagine dining at the 21 ateliers and
having a great runway, drama and all!

We had part of the event and the show on video. Check out our coverage here!

The
spread that you will be witnessing during January 25 to 29 is made of
Chinese regions that has origins that made Cantonese, Hakka and Sze
Chuan dishes. It's a great way to start the Year of the Rooster with
hopes of prosperity, happiness and opportunities.

Albert
Andrada's show will be slated on the 25th of January. It will be aptly
called La Abondance which celebrates abundance in life. Fashion lovers,
shouldn't miss it!